◆Contract Basics for Engineers◆Managing Risks for Beginners◆March GSPE Dinner

◆GSPE Atlanta Monthly Dinner Meeting
◆◆◆ Contract Basics for Engineers◆◆◆
--◆Managing Business Risks for Beginners◆--
Eve Errickson, General Counsel, Pond and Company

◆◆◆Benefiting currently registered Professional Engineers, those engineers aspiring to become PEs, & others engaged in engineering
◆◆Members of the general public are also welcome to learn about technology, engineering, & public welfare.
◆◆No charge for the meeting or presentation.

►Learn about the industry challenges & the technology & earn a free PDH – free ►Need 15 PDH each year - time to start 2025 ►Door Prize ►F2F Dinner w/ fellow engineers
--Qualifies for a required engineering professional development hour (PDH).
--Wide menu & useful info --FREE PDH 6pm --F2F
Anyone in the field of engineering & members of the general public are welcomed.
◆◆ Be there F2F
◆◆ Invite visitors, non-members, students, interested public
◆◆ RSVP [rsvp@gspe.org](mailto:rsvp@gspe.org) so to give the restaurant a count appreciated

Engineers are trained to use technologies to solve problems. They are comfortable with terms like, stress, strain, deflection, buckling, overload protection, conductivity, and human factors. They studied calculus, physics, chemistry, and many subjects specific to their engineering disciplines. Upon entering the working place, they realize there is a whole different world of contracts that affect engineering. The world of written agreements has terminology that may be confusing to read with very specific meanings. It is an arena with phrases like “terms and conditions”, “good faith”, “in breach of”, “hold harmless”, “indemnify and defend”, and “forum non conveniens”. Engineers should have a basic understanding of contracts they are likely to encounter.

Eve Errickson is Pond and Company’s first in-house attorney and General Counsel. Prior to joining Pond in 2022, Eve was lead transactional counsel for the Smithsonian Institution’s Facilities Division from 2015-2022. In that capacity, she advised on acquisition strategy, procurement efforts, awards and contract management for all tiers of contractors and subcontractors providing design, engineering and construction efforts managed by the Smithsonian at sites in the U.S. and abroad, specializing in capital projects valued from $25M to $550M. She is also an expert member of ICOMOS advising on legal, administrative and finance issues affecting internationally significant monuments and sites.